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Long-standing partners—IÉSEG, ADEO, and Leroy Merlin France—have formalized a partnership aimed at strengthening already established ties. The goal is to provide IÉSEG students with privileged access to concrete professional experiences and to help both companies better promote the diverse career opportunities they offer.

A long-term collaboration

ADEO and Leroy Merlin France are among IÉSEG’s most loyal partners. They are actively involved in the school’s life, participating in major events and recruiting interns and apprentices annually. To date, over 55 IÉSEG graduates work in these two companies, including Agathe MONPAYS, CEO of Leroy Merlin France.

“We share with IÉSEG a common belief: that the company is a place for learning in its own right,” explains Amandine SLOVAK, Head of Student Engagement – Talent Attraction & Acquisition at Leroy Merlin France. “This partnership allows us to build strong bridges between academic learning and our real-world operations, supporting individuals who embody rigor, openness, and a desire to make an impact.”

A rich, concrete, and varied action plan

The partnership will result in a dense and structured action plan designed to immerse students in the current and future challenges of ADEO and Leroy Merlin France. It includes educational interventions in courses (for example, on the impacts of digital transformation), testimonies from professionals, and collaborative formats such as Corporate Talks, where topics such as the articulation between performance, ethics, and responsibility in marketing functions are discussed.

Students will also have the opportunity to participate in business games, such as the one offered since 2024 in the Master in Digital Marketing & E-Commerce apprenticeship program. Professional webinars will complement this immersion, particularly around Graduate Programs or the future professions of logistics and Supply Chain.

Each year, an average of twenty interns and nearly thirty apprentices join the teams of ADEO and Leroy Merlin France, in a variety of functions (marketing, sales, data, HR, supply chain, etc.).

“This partnership reflects our desire to play an active role in supporting young talents,” adds Faustine Coutelier, Campus Management Lead at ADEO. “It strengthens our ability to convey who we are, to introduce our professions, and to nurture lasting vocations. It is a reciprocal approach, where everyone learns from each other.“

a partnership that goes beyond educational actions

Beyond educational projects, the partnership includes the participation of both companies in major events organized by the School: business forums, Hauts de France Business Meetings, Networking Lunches… all privileged opportunities for recruiters to present their opportunities to preselected groups of students. Leroy Merlin France is also a partner of the Retail Management and Business Development master program since its launch in 2018.

Finally, both groups will also participate in key institutional events, such as admission juries for oral exams, thus contributing to the selection of future IÉSEG students.

“ADEO and Leroy Merlin France are committed partners who have been by our side for many years,” concludes Laure QUÉDILLAC, Director of Corporate Relations at IÉSEG. “This new partnership framework will amplify and structure an already very dynamic relationship. It fully illustrates our ambition: to empower changemakers, close to the realities of the socio-economic world, and capable of building a responsible future.“